texas: texas

In BaM: Functions and Datasets for "Bayesian Methods: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Approach"

texas

Description

Poverty in Texas, see page 299

The variables included in the dataset are:

• POV a dichotomous outcome variable indicates whether 20% or more of the county's residents live in poverty

• BLK the proportion of Black residents in the county

• LAT the proportion of Latino residents in the county

• GVT a dichotomous variable indicating whether government activities contributed a weighted annual average of 25

• SVC a dichotomous variable indicating whether service activities contributed a weighted annual average of 50

• FED a dichotomous variable indicating whether federally owned lands make up 30

• XFR a dichotomous factor indicating whether income from transfer payments (federal, state, and local) contributed a weighted annual average of 25 percent or more of total personal income over the past three years

• POP the log of the county population total for 1989

Usage

data(texas)

BaM documentation built on Oct. 14, 2022, 5:07 p.m.